[pct-l] Night light

[Halfmile]

I don't like the XP 2 headlamp at all.
It's glare city, especially if you wear glasses. Something about the
translucent housing, the light reflecting off the sliding defuser tab,
and the odd angle of the beam is a really bad combination. Also it
only has a 2 position switch so you often have to choose between too
bright or not bright enough.
For doing much night hiking, the Princeton Tec EOS is the best I have
found, if you don't mind the extra 1/2 ounce in weight. They
redesigned the EOS in 2008. The new ones have a frosted lens, a newer
type of LED bulb and say something about 50 lumens on the packaging.
-Halfmile

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Dan Zan <dan2001 at live.ca> wrote:
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> I have been rethinking a few of my gear choices, mainly the light I have chosen.
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> I currently have an E*Lite, but have been reading that it will probably be insufficient for
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> night hiking. I havn't had a reason to hike in the dark yet, and testing it out in the city doesn't
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> help much. I am now considering purchasing the Tikka XP 2.
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>
>
> Was just wondering what experience others have had with this headlamp, or other headlamps,
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> and if there are any suggestions?
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>
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> Is there anything that weighs less that can do the same job?
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> Anything less expensive, or comparable?
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>
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> Thanks
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